[laughter] she serves on the board of hewlett-packard, chevron, charles schwab, grant corporation carnegie, transamerica and many other boards and the civic and corporate organizations. so, ladies and gentlemen, it is my really distinct pleasure, and i think know how your honor does this university have than to have a leader with so many talents and experiences and so i present to you before secretary of state and the national security adviser, condoleezza rice. [applause] >> if thank you. madam secretary, welcome. how long have i been inviting you here? >> two years. most of our questions today were submitted by students and let me start with the first one. how do i get to be secretary of state? >> good question. let me just start by thanking you very much. and i have known the president shalala as secretary shalala, but also as my friend donna seÓul thank you very much for having me here at the u. [applause] i want to thank my good friends, the investor cobb for their service to the country and for their extraordinary friendship as well. and thanks to you, university of miami students,